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A. P. WILSON.

FRUIT JAR. No. 306,984. Patented Oct. 21, 1884.

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' NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLE1\ XVILSON, OF CLAYTON, NEIV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN M. MOORE, OF SAME PLACE.

FRUIT-JAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,984, dated October 21, 1884. I

7 Application filed July 11, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALLEN F. WILsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Clayton, Gloucester county, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Fruit-Jars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in the construction of the fruit-jar covers for whichI obtained Letters Patent of the United States, No. 299,044, May 20, 1884, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cap and fastener. Fig. 2 is a side view of the upper portion of a jar with the cap and fastener applied, and

, neck of which are formed two inclined ribs,

a, as on other jars heretofore made. The cap B has on the top a circular projection, h, and on the edge a flange, I), beneath which is the recess 0, as shown in Fig. 2 and in my former patent. The cap fits over the mouth of the jar, between a shoulder 011 which and the cap intervenes the usual rubber gasket. The fastenenring D has the two fingers d d, bent inward or hooked at their lower ends, while the body 'of the ring fits over the circular projection h, on which it is free to turn.

The construction and operation of the parts described are substantially the same as described in my above-cited patent; but to retain the fastener-ring D on the cap I dispense with the wire E, which extended round the cap,and employ instead two separate clips, F F, each of which may be formed of a short piece of wire, Fig. 3, which is bent around the leg (I (or d) of the fastener D, so as to embrace the finger, and has its ends ff extending a little on each side of the finger and fitting in the recess 601" the cap, as shown. The clips may be soldered to the fingers; but I prefer to notch the latter and fit the clips into the notches by a suitable gripping-tool.

Where the wire ring E of my former patent was, used in connection with thecap having a recess, 6, it was found that the portions of the ring it midway between the fingers would sag down inconveniently, so that it was necessary to use a cap with an annular groove for-the reception of the wire ring E; but such a cap is less easily molded than one of the form shown in the accompanying drawings, and by combining with the fingers (I and d of the fastener-ring D the two separate clips F F, I am enabled to use with advantage the form of cap here illustrated, and at the same time economize and simplify the manufacture.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the cap of a fruit-jar, its circular projection 71., and recess 6, with a fastener -ring,D,adapted to said projection and having fingers d d, and the two separate clips F F, each embracing one of said fingers, with ends ff fitting in said recess of the cap, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I ALLEN F. \VILSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. PARKER, HARRY SMITH. 

